diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qeventdispatcher_win.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qeventdispatcher_win.cpp
index 3ade11ca60..3ad61fee7c 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qeventdispatcher_win.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qeventdispatcher_win.cpp
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ LRESULT QT_WIN_CALLBACK qt_internal_proc(HWND hwnd, UINT message, WPARAM wp, LPA
         const int localSerialNumber = d->serialNumber.load();
         if (localSerialNumber != d->lastSerialNumber) {
             d->lastSerialNumber = localSerialNumber;
-            QCoreApplicationPrivate::sendPostedEvents(0, 0, d->threadData);
+            q->sendPostedEvents();
         }
         return 0;
     } else if (message == WM_TIMER) {
@@ -761,7 +761,7 @@ bool QEventDispatcherWin32::processEvents(QEventLoop::ProcessEventsFlags flags)
 
     if (!seenWM_QT_SENDPOSTEDEVENTS && (flags & QEventLoop::EventLoopExec) == 0) {
         // when called "manually", always send posted events
-        QCoreApplicationPrivate::sendPostedEvents(0, 0, d->threadData);
+        sendPostedEvents();
     }
 
     if (needWM_QT_SENDPOSTEDEVENTS)
@@ -1076,4 +1076,10 @@ bool QEventDispatcherWin32::event(QEvent *e)
     return QAbstractEventDispatcher::event(e);
 }
 
+void QEventDispatcherWin32::sendPostedEvents()
+{
+    Q_D(QEventDispatcherWin32);
+    QCoreApplicationPrivate::sendPostedEvents(0, 0, d->threadData);
+}
+
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qeventdispatcher_win_p.h b/src/corelib/kernel/qeventdispatcher_win_p.h
index 833fcf13ac..524dbb4249 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qeventdispatcher_win_p.h
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qeventdispatcher_win_p.h
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ public:
 
 protected:
     QEventDispatcherWin32(QEventDispatcherWin32Private &dd, QObject *parent = 0);
+    virtual void sendPostedEvents();
 
 private:
     friend LRESULT QT_WIN_CALLBACK qt_internal_proc(HWND hwnd, UINT message, WPARAM wp, LPARAM lp);
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowscontext.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowscontext.cpp
index 5e101d1869..4f42f7fa3b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowscontext.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowscontext.cpp
@@ -747,18 +747,11 @@ extern "C" LRESULT QT_WIN_CALLBACK qWindowsWndProc(HWND hwnd, UINT message, WPAR
     LRESULT result;
     const QtWindows::WindowsEventType et = windowsEventType(message, wParam);
     const bool handled = QWindowsContext::instance()->windowsProc(hwnd, message, et, wParam, lParam, &result);
-    const bool guiEventsQueued = QWindowSystemInterface::windowSystemEventsQueued();
     if (QWindowsContext::verboseEvents > 1)
         if (const char *eventName = QWindowsGuiEventDispatcher::windowsMessageName(message))
-            qDebug("EVENT: hwd=%p %s msg=0x%x et=0x%x wp=%d at %d,%d handled=%d gui=%d",
+            qDebug("EVENT: hwd=%p %s msg=0x%x et=0x%x wp=%d at %d,%d handled=%d",
                    hwnd, eventName, message, et, int(wParam),
-                   GET_X_LPARAM(lParam), GET_Y_LPARAM(lParam), handled, guiEventsQueued);
-    if (guiEventsQueued) {
-        const QWindowsGuiEventDispatcher::DispatchContext dispatchContext =
-            QWindowsGuiEventDispatcher::currentDispatchContext();
-        if (dispatchContext.first)
-            QWindowSystemInterface::sendWindowSystemEvents(dispatchContext.first, dispatchContext.second);
-    }
+                   GET_X_LPARAM(lParam), GET_Y_LPARAM(lParam), handled);
     if (!handled)
         result = DefWindowProc(hwnd, message, wParam, lParam);
     return result;
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowsguieventdispatcher.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowsguieventdispatcher.cpp
index cd5d28317e..4dd409a2ab 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowsguieventdispatcher.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowsguieventdispatcher.cpp
@@ -97,6 +97,13 @@ bool QWindowsGuiEventDispatcher::processEvents(QEventLoop::ProcessEventsFlags fl
     return rc;
 }
 
+void QWindowsGuiEventDispatcher::sendPostedEvents()
+{
+    QWindowsGuiEventDispatcher::DispatchContext context = currentDispatchContext();
+    Q_ASSERT(context.first != 0);
+    QWindowSystemInterface::sendWindowSystemEvents(context.first, context.second);
+}
+
 QWindowsGuiEventDispatcher::DispatchContext QWindowsGuiEventDispatcher::currentDispatchContext()
 {
     const DispatchContextStack &stack = *dispatchContextStack();
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowsguieventdispatcher.h b/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowsguieventdispatcher.h
index 8d2bc1997b..87a0c915ce 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowsguieventdispatcher.h
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowsguieventdispatcher.h
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ public:
     static const char *windowsMessageName(UINT msg);
 
     virtual bool QT_ENSURE_STACK_ALIGNED_FOR_SSE processEvents(QEventLoop::ProcessEventsFlags flags);
+    virtual void sendPostedEvents();
 };
 
 QT_END_NAMESPACE